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Stax Headphones, the iconic Electrostatic headphone manufacturer, has come out with a new version of their SR-L700s...otherwise known as 'the Cyberman' headphone here at Carlton Audio...

 

These Headphones, or Earphones as Stax calls them, create vibrations and sound through a thin metallic membrane which accepts a dose of quite high voltage in order that it vibrates at frequencies corresponding to the music. 

This technology produces impeccable imaging and a fastness and clarity to the music.

A true Audiophile classic with a cult like following...'Man will be reborn as Cyberman'...after listening to Stax...

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The Elektra Pnyx Preamplifier is the product of extensive research and verification through rigorous listening tests. Perfect match for any solid state power amplifier's. Wonderful musical sound. Optional MM/MC phono board $999 Control Functions: Volume, Input Select, Power On/off, Processor Bypass Outputs Impedance 300 ohm Balanced , 150 ohm unbalanced RCA (2) Output 1,Ouput 2 Balanced (2), Bal Out 1 , Balanced Out 2 Input impedance: Unbalanced 47k ohms, Balanced 100k Inputs: (7) Balanced inputs: Balanced in, Line1, Line2, RCA inputs: Processor Bypass, CD, Tuner, Phono Stage (upgradable), Theatre Bypass * Power Supplies: Dual mono regulated High Voltage supplies. Noise performance is -100dBV. Tube Complement: Four 6922 dual Triodes. Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB, 0.5Hz to 300kHz. (Overrated 70 Watt Power custom made transformer) 12V Trigger MM/MC board optional Learn More

Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics.

The Cadenza Bronze model is using a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminium cantilever. The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire. Field Stabilizing Element/FSE, is used for optimal linearity especially during complex crescendo passages. Cadenza Bronze stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions.

You may notice we are not always necessarily the cheapest retailer of cartridges but we will ALWAYS include a free professional fitting with all our cartridges. Along with any routine check-ups on your turntable.

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The unique ARAY technology cables are hand built, with precision, in the UK. ShawlineX RCA features the latest XLPE insulated, silver-plated conductors and a composite shield that works over a wide bandwidth.

ShawlineX RCA cables are turntable-ready as standard.

Fitted with Chord VEE 3 ChorAlloy™plated RCA plugs and available in 0.5 and 1m standard lengths with custom lengths/terminations to order including tone arm and mini-jack options.

Chord Company Shawline range places refinement and sophistication centre stage. A wide variety of analogue and digital connections are available alongside the latest XLPE insulated speaker cable. The range now boasts a dedicated tone arm cable, HDMI AOC, speaker cable and an updated power cable with multiple connector options. Our unique ARAY geometry is applied wherever possible along with increasingly complex layers of shielding.

 

Please call for availability on specific lengths

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For a rack to complement the likes of Audio Research and Sonus faber there was really no alternative that combines both beauty and brains than this handmade italian product.

Bassocontinuo has a huge range of product that can be custom fitted to any set of audio visual componentry to ensure optimum aesthetics and resonance related performance.

The rack configurator site for Bassocontinuo

"We Will Rack You" by Bassocontinuo

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I've been waiting years for this amplifier. Even before there was a tantilising rumour that Rega had started designing the elusive amp that sits between the Elicit R ($3799) and the Osiris ($13,995), it was a near constant lament from customers - 'but why doesn't Rega make an amp at the $5K - $7K range. I love the Osiris but it's out of budget and I need something more than the Elicit R'. 

Well it has arrived and it is beautiful. A newly designed casing that is solid and industrial but with some sexy curves that form cutouts to reveal the bulky heat sinks underneath.

And how does it sound...well...it grips and it dictates yet its smoothness is alluring. Detail, tightness and extension in the bass is all there but there's also the lusciousness and enveloping blanket of sound that you only get with a Rega.

The Aethos has set a new benchmark at this price point.

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Available in 0.75m, 1.5m, 3m, 5m, 10m & 20m lengths this ethernet cable is perfect for your audio requirements.

Please call for availability of specific lengths.

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Another great little projection beast offering excellent large screen 4K value for a reasonable price. This is the unit to go for if you want installation flexibility with Lens shift that allows you a wide range of placement possibilities, with a broad shift range of 60% vertically and 24% horizontally. Combined with a 1.6x zoom lens, projector placement is a breeze.

Comes in White and Black. Please call for availability on colours

"What Hi-Fi?"on the TW7100

Epson official site on the TW7100

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Pro-Ject is producing this new range of phono stages that are fully balanced and with discrete circuitry. Normally these features were exclusive to the market above $1000 but it is now trickling down into the sub $1000 range.

A great option that won't break the bank and an upgrade in the circuitry from the SB 3 phono box. This is cleaner sounding than the SB 3.

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Every now and then you get a piece of high fidelity that oozes high class as soon as you touch it, The Yamaha 5000 series preampifier and power amplifier have this quality in spades and so does this the highest ranging CD Player in the range of Yamaha high fidelity kit.

In the trade we can go a long way on the tactility of a product as a real assessment of its build quality, That and the less than minor matter of one's reaction to a component's particular sound quality are simply something that can never be realised via internet shopping. this is a device that begs to be individually auditioned.

There is definetly a Rolls Royce feel to this device and it immediately reminds me of the original Yamaha Centennial CD Player the no compromise CDX10000 that was released in 1987 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Yamaha music products.

The CDS3000 is also an external DAC that is a 32 bit device ...

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The Olympia brings another level of acoustic refinement to the mix with an upgraded stylus and cantilever assembly, allowing for more dynamic punch and improved frequency response during playback. Due to its improved tracking capabilities, the Olympia is an excellent return on investment when upgrading from the Rainier cartridge, and can even be upgraded to the capable Moonstone stylus further on down the line.

For some Turntables including Regas, we will need to fit a 2mm spacer on you tonearm for this cartridge. Like the HiFi Guru Spacer

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The Bild i series of Televisions is a quality affordable OLED TV. Classier than your off the shelf mass market Asian brands. Even the finish on the metal bezel oozes quality as well as the glass on the front of the sets being super low reflection.

You now get all your smarts built into the TV and easily accesible via the remote control.

As well being an awesome, natural yet brilliant picture. It doesn't feel like you step into an oversaturated alien landscape when you watch a bild i TV. That is the effect you can get looking at even some of the super expensive, super bright Asian TVs.

The picture is sharp but not jagged and the colours are lifelike but not overly saturated.

This 77" offering may seem imposingly large but because the picture quality is so good and because the TV balances brightness and contrast so well, it doesn't feel overwhelming when you're watching it.

Come in and give it a test run for yourself. On display now at Carlton Audio Visual.

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Cleaning up your power distribution into your HiFi system can make massive improvements to your existing gear. If you are looking for an upgrade to your system but not sure where to put your money, power can be the perfect place to start.

Compared to other upgrades it can be relatively affordable. Buying a whole new pair of speakers or a new amplifier can cost in the thousands and depending how much you're upgrading not give you as much as dealing with your power supply.

Adding a V5 Sirius will let you hear more details in the music, more nuances that were previously masked by noisy mains or RFI. 

It's been a very popular addition to customers systems.

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Making way for the new Empyrean II. Our last pair of Empyrean's, Ex Demo, Black/Copper in perfect condition. Complete with hard case and 2.5m OFC cable, ending with 6.3 jack. Get them while they're still here! 

A ultra classy refined set of Headphones. It's hard to find anything bad to say about these. Except that there's now a new and improved better version with the Emprean Elite. But we were scratching our heads wondering what they could possibly do to make these any better.

The sound is detailed and precise but will let loose with kick and punch if you give them half a chance. The Soundstage is truly enormous and the quality of the finish is impeccable. 

The people who make these are Romanians and the engineers that have developed their special Isodynamic Hybrid Array Driver are Polish. Two former eastern block countries who are now part of the EU and obviously have oodles of talent to produce some of the best Headphones in the world. 

The Isodynamic driver is a variation of a Planar Magnetic driver done with a dual shaped voice coil array that makes them super light weight and super responsive. And you can definitely hear that responsiveness of the Empyreans over other Planar Magnetic designs.

The lightness in the driver makes them incredibly comfortable to wear for long periods of time as well.

Read an extensive review of the Meze Empyreans here

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Rotel has been producing quality tuners since the 1960s. One of the latest additions to this long-established line-up is the T11 FM/DAB+ tuner. It provides a wealth of listening options with easy access to classic analogue FM stations as well as newer DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting) services. Like the T14, T11 features the ability to easily store and recall up to 30 presets each for FM or DAB+ stations. A further useful feature common to all 14 Series products is the ability to dim the display panel and power LED to provide a comfortable visual reference in all lighting environments. With exemplary sound quality and easy to operate controls, this tuner continues in the longstanding tradition of its predecessors.

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Since 1983, many moments have marked the history of Sonus faber; the launch of the Olympica Collection 6 years ago is one of them. One of the first lines presented as a complete family of products, but above all, the very first one to feature original drivers, entirely designed in Sonus faber. Olympica Nova is the second generation of the iconic family of 2013, improved in its form and substance, imbued with the timeless values that inspired us in creating the original line. The result is a new Collection that embraces the most advanced technologies that already enhance our most prestigious creations.

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The X-A600 power amplifier is a big, commanding power amplifier. At 200W into 8Ohms and 300W into 4Ohms, this isn't a unit to be sneezed at. It is more than capable of powering some hard to drive demanding speakers. And more than that, it'll sound musical, lithe yet sonorous. 

On demonstration now!

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For the uninitiated in the digital realm of HiFi, the exact purpose and functionality of the M Scaler can seem perplexing. A unit that sits between your digital source and your DAC to drastically improve the digital signal....isn't it all ones and zeroes at that stage? How can you make ones and zeroes better?

Well, it's all about the Taps...the digital Taps that is. Taps refers to how many times and therefore how accurately the unit revisists the algorythm that's going to create the analogue Wave Form from the sample rate that's given by the source. Normally DACs would perform this function themselves but no DAC, not even Chord Electronics very own Dave comes even close to the amount of Taps that the M Scaler has. Normally an ordinary DAC would have a 100-tap filter, the Dave has 164,000-tap filter but the M Scaler has 1,015,808-tap filter!

In Rob Watts own words "If you have a conventional filter with 100 taps, you will recover some of the transient information. A 100-tap filter gives you sufficiently good frequency-domain performance, but not in the time domain. . . . Every time you increase the number of taps, you improve the perception of pitch, timbre gets better—bright instruments sound brighter, dark instruments sound darker—the starting and stopping of notes becomes easier to hear, the localization of sounds get better. There is less listening fatigue—the brain has to do less processing of the information presented to it to understand what's going on." 

And that perfectly sums up what you hear when you add an M scaler to a Chord Hugo TT2 or the Dave. It's an opening up of the musicality getting this normally step wise wave form of a CD player or 44kHz back to the most accurate analogue Wave Form you can possibly get. 

And this is where the M Scaler is particularly special because it's the most accurate digital device out there by a long margin. And that's because of the Taps. Turn on the Taps!

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The HR-200S Reference Tonearm is the next installment of the highly successful Alphason HR range. Built on the foundation of the prestigious HR-100S tonearm, the HR-200S takes the original concept and the knowledge gained, furthering those ideas and improving upon them to create a truly outstanding tonearm. Each HR-200S is meticulously hand assembled, with a titanium one-piece headshell and arm tube along with bespoke bearings, providing the perfect, neutral platform for any high-performance cartridge.

These are available in 9 inch, 10.5 inch and 12 inch versions.

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